Westside Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 12 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...sad...pancreatic is an uphill battle.....operation alternative is rarely available if tumor is near the major artery....nick it and she'll bleed out.....it is a very aggressive form with minimal results...cousin lost her husband to it......my late mother lost her cousin and well as cousin's daughter and granddaughter to it..... I'm so sorry to hear that. My condolences to you and your family. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...sad...pancreatic is an uphill battle.....operation alternative is rarely available if tumor is near the major artery....nick it and she'll bleed out.....it is a very aggressive form with minimal results...cousin lost her husband to it......my late mother lost her cousin and well as cousin's daughter and granddaughter to it..... That’s a tough bundle to hold on to. I’m so sorry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 17 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...sad...pancreatic is an uphill battle.....operation alternative is rarely available if tumor is near the major artery....nick it and she'll bleed out.....it is a very aggressive form with minimal results...cousin lost her husband to it......my late mother lost her cousin and well as cousin's daughter and granddaughter to it..... Uphill.... 3 healthy people in my life before 50 didn’t last 3 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, row_33 said: Uphill.... 3 healthy people in my life before 50 didn’t last 3 months ...sorry for your losses...it is one of the more brutal forms......did a bunch of research on it when my cousin's husband was diagnosed......a major artery runs through the pancreas.....tumor is usually far too close to the artery, ruling out surgery....nick the artery and you bleed out unstoppable......he was in good hands at Johns Hopkins but withered to 69 lbs when he died...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...sorry for your losses...it is one of the more brutal forms......did a bunch of research on it when my cousin's husband was diagnosed......a major artery runs through the pancreas.....tumor is usually far too close to the artery, ruling out surgery....nick the artery and you bleed out unstoppable......he was in good hands at Johns Hopkins but withered to 69 lbs when he died...... I’d call it the worst form from an objective viewpoint for those lost in my life so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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